# Computer Science jobs in France for international graduates

Computer Science jobs in France: typical pay €48,100, 1,223 planned hires a month, +41.9% job growth to 2035, Job-search permit 12 months.

Page: https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/france/computer-science

## Job market at a glance

The jobs **Computer Science** leads to, added together. Each label compares Computer Science with the other French fields.

- **Planned hires a month vs last year**: -20.4% (Moderate)
- **Planned hires a month**: 1,223 (Strong)
- **Hires employers expect to be hard to fill**: 54%
- **Average pay, net (calculated)**: €48,100 (Moderate)
- **Pay under 30, net (calculated)**: €33,300 (Strong)
- **Growth to 2035 (Cedefop)**: +41.9% (Strong)
- **Change since 2023**: +6% (Strong)
- **People in these jobs**: 324,601 (Strong)
- **Jobs on the shortage-occupation list**: 75% (Strong)

People in these jobs: employed people in these job families (DARES, from INSEE's Labour Force Survey). Hard to fill: the share of the 2026 hiring projects that employers told France Travail they expect to be difficult (Besoins en main-d'œuvre survey), weighted by how common each job is among this field's destinations. French pay is published NET (after social contributions, before income tax), as an average in full-time equivalent including bonuses; yearly = monthly × 12, calculated by UNIFER. Entry-level pay is the average of employees under 30. Shortage-occupation list: the government's "métiers en tension" list of 21 May 2025, which waives the labour-market test. The list is set region by region; a job counts here when it is listed in at least one of the 13 regions, and the jobs table shows in how many.

## Jobs this degree leads to

The jobs **Computer Science** courses most often lead to in France, and how each one is doing.

| Job | Share | Average pay | Entry pay | Growth to 2035 | Planned hires a month vs last year | Hard to fill | Shortage list |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. IT and telecoms engineers (design, research and development) | 75% | €48,837 est. | €34,035 | +41.9% | 1,511 -19.5% | 57% | 6 of 13 regions |
| 2. IT project managers and IT department heads | 9% | €51,942 est. | €33,291 | +41.9% | 183 -27.7% | 45% | not listed |
| 3. Information systems experts and consultants | 7% | €49,560 est. | €33,965 | +41.9% | 397 -25.8% | 45% | not listed |
| 4. IT development technicians | 6% | €30,163 est. | €23,290 | +41.9% | 778 -33.3% | 43% | not listed |
| 5. IT and telecoms production, operations and maintenance managers | 3% | €49,784 est. | €33,859 | +41.9% | 157 -23.4% | 39% | not listed |

Share: how common each job is among Computer Science destinations. Entry pay: the average net pay of employees under 30 in these occupations (France publishes no lower quartile). Planned hires a month: hiring projects employers reported for the year in France Travail's survey (Besoins en main-d'œuvre 2026), divided by 12, against 2025. These are plans, not job ads; central government is not covered. Hard to fill: the share of each job's planned hires its employers expect to be difficult (France Travail, 2026). Shortage list: in how many of the 13 metropolitan regions the job is on the "métiers en tension" list of 21 May 2025. Jobs are France's own job families (FAP 2021, DARES). Planned hires, people in work and the shortage list are published for these families; pay is published for INSEE's occupation codes and translated to each family through INSEE's and DARES's correspondence tables ("est."). Swipe the table sideways for more.

## What graduates like you earned

Master's graduates (French and international) who studied **Computer Science** or a related Informatique subject, one year after graduating, working in France. Earnings are published for Informatique as a whole.

- **Master's graduates in France earned median, net, one year after graduating · middle half €27,400–€33,700**: €30,400

Foreign-born tertiary graduates working full time in France earned **101.3%** of what French-born graduates earned (2017). Based on 3,625 graduates. Net pay (after social contributions, before income tax), full-time equivalent; yearly = monthly × 12, calculated by UNIFER. France publishes no figure for international graduates on their own.

## Staying to work after you graduate

How international students stay to work in France after studying **Computer Science**.

1 Finish your course

A master's (or another master's-level degree) from a French institution.

2 Job-search permit 12 months

to look for a job or start a business in France; you can work as an employee while it lasts. It cannot be renewed. Indian students can stay up to **24 months** (12, renewable once) under the India–France agreement, according to Campus France India.

3 Work permit

**Salaried permit:** for a job linked to your studies paying at least **€2,801** a month gross (€33,606 a year), the employer does not need to show that no one else could fill it. Jobs on the shortage-occupation list ("métiers en tension") are also exempt.

**Passeport talent (qualified employee):** at least **€39,582** a year gross, with a French master's-level degree.

**EU Blue Card:** at least **€59,373** a year gross.

- **Typical pay in Computer Science jobs vs the salaried-permit minimum**: €61,700 est. typical pay, gross (est.) minimum **€33,606**

The permit amounts are gross; the pay figures on this page are net (after social contributions). For the bar only, the net average is turned into gross with a stated factor (net ÷ 0.78, typical for private-sector employees), so the gross figure is an estimate. The exact gross pay depends on the job and the contract.

- **Computer Science jobs on the shortage-occupation list (at least one region)**: 75%

In 2025, **41,232** non-EU students in France switched from a study permit to a work permit, **1,465** of them Indian citizens.

Graduates living in France who are citizens of non-EU countries: **69.5%** in work, against 88.8% of French graduates (ages 25–64, 2025).

## Computer Science in other countries

Typical pay for the same jobs (in US dollars in brackets, at October 2026 exchange rates), projected growth, and post-study work after a master's.

- [France €48,100 net ($53,800) Growth +41.9% (2022–35) · Job-search permit 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/france/computer-science)
- [Belgium €63,600 ($71,200) Growth +39.1% (2022–35) · Search year 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/belgium/computer-science)
- [Spain €46,000 ($51,500) Growth +49.1% (2022–35) · Job-search permit 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/spain/computer-science)
- [United Kingdom £54,600 ($73,000) Growth +10.8% (2025–35) · Graduate visa 18 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/uk/computer-science)
- [United States $127,300 Growth +16.2% (2025–35) · OPT 12 months, 36 with the STEM extension](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/us/computer-science)
- [Canada CA$100,200 ($71,600) Growth +21.1% (2023–33) · PGWP up to 36 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/canada/computer-science)

- [Australia AU$133,000 ($93,400) Growth +26.1% (2025–35) · 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/australia/computer-science)
- [Ireland €64,000 ($71,600) Growth +5.1% (2025–28) · Stamp 1G 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/ireland/computer-science)
- [Germany €75,700 ($84,700) Growth +14.9% (2023–40) · 18 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/germany/computer-science)
- [Netherlands €67,800 ($75,900) Growth +3.3% (2025–30) · Orientation year 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/netherlands/computer-science)
- [Sweden SEK 656,200 ($66,000) Growth +28.2% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/sweden/computer-science)
- [Denmark DKK 800,200 ($119,800) Growth +36.6% (2022–35) · Job-seeking permit 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/denmark/computer-science)
- [Finland €62,600 ($70,100) Growth +19.6% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/finland/computer-science)
- [Poland PLN 166,800 ($42,500) Growth +50.4% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 9 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/poland/computer-science)
- [Italy €25,200 net ($28,200) Growth +30.8% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work up to 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/italy/computer-science)
- [Switzerland CHF 119,400 ($144,800) Job search 6 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/switzerland/computer-science)

## French universities teaching Computer Science

8 French universities offer 24 postgraduate courses in Computer Science. The highest ranked:

- [PSL University QS #34 · 1 course](https://uniferedu.com/universities/psl-university)
- [Institut Polytechnique de Paris QS #43 · 10 courses](https://uniferedu.com/universities/institut-polytechnique-de-paris)
- [Sorbonne University QS #73 · 2 courses](https://uniferedu.com/universities/sorbonne-university)
- [Paris-Saclay University QS #76 · 4 courses](https://uniferedu.com/universities/paris-saclay-university)
- [Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon QS #235 · 1 course](https://uniferedu.com/universities/ecole-normale-superieure-de-lyon)

[See all 24 courses in the Course Explorer →](https://uniferedu.com/explore?country=FR&sub_field=Computer%20Science)

## Questions students ask

### How much do Computer Science graduates earn in France?

Master's graduates in France who finished a master's in Informatique earned a median €30,400 one year after graduating. Across all workers in these jobs, typical pay is €48,100 and starting pay about €33,300.

### Is Computer Science in demand in France?

Employers posted about 1,223 planned hires a month for these jobs, 20.4% fewer than a year earlier. Employment in these jobs is projected to grow 41.9% from 2022 to 2035.

### Can I stay and work in France after a Computer Science master's?

Yes, for 12 months on a job-search permit after a master's, free to work as an employee (24 months for Indian students, according to Campus France India). To stay, a job linked to your studies paying at least €2,801 a month gross needs no labour-market test.

## Where these numbers come from

Every figure comes from an official French source. Tap a source tag next to any number for its details.

- [Cedefop Skills Forecast — future employment growth by occupation group, France, 2022–2035](https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/tools/skills-intelligence/future-employment-growth)
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) · Cedefop: reuse with acknowledgement of the source (CC BY 4.0) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [DARES — Portraits statistiques des métiers, effectifs par famille professionnelle (FAP 2021)](https://dares.travail-emploi.gouv.fr/donnees/portraits-statistiques-des-metiers)
DARES (Ministry of Labour) · Licence Ouverte 2.0 (DARES open data; the site's own terms not read) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Change of immigration status permits, education to employment, France (migr_reschange)](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_reschange/default/table?lang=en)
Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Employment rates by educational attainment and citizenship, tertiary education, ages 25–64, France (lfsa_ergaedn)](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ergaedn/default/table?lang=en)
Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Enquête Besoins en main-d'œuvre (BMO) 2026 and 2025 — planned hires and hard-to-fill hires by occupation family (FAP 2021)](https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/enquete-besoins-en-main-doeuvre-bmo)
France Travail · Licence Ouverte (France Travail) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Salaires dans le secteur privé (et la fonction publique) par catégorie socioprofessionnelle détaillée — INSEE; job-family (FAP 2021) figures calculated by UNIFER through INSEE's and DARES's correspondence tables](https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/salaires-dans-le-secteur-prive-par-categorie-socioprofessionnelle-detaillee)
INSEE (base Tous salariés) · Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [InserSup — insertion professionnelle des diplômés de master (MESR-SIES); yearly figure calculated by UNIFER](https://data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/explore/dataset/fr-esr-insersup/)
Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (MESR-SIES) · Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Arrêté du 21 mai 2025 — liste des métiers et zones géographiques caractérisés par des difficultés de recrutement](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000051643488)
Ministère du Travail (Journal officiel, Légifrance) · Official legal text · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Education at a Glance — relative earnings of foreign-born adults with tertiary education, France (DF_LSO_EARN_REL_NATIVE)](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/)
OECD · OECD data — reuse with attribution · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [French post-study and work permit rules — service-public.fr (manually verified)](https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F17319)
Direction de l'information légale et administrative (service-public.fr) — transcribed and verified by UNIFER · Official government information · loaded 19 Oct 2026

Indicative figures from official French sources. They describe groups of graduates and workers, not what any individual will earn or be offered. Visa rules change, so check service-public.fr before you decide.